diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8821903..ffa09db 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ checksum = "b06a4cde4c0f271a446782e3eff8de789548ce57dbc8eca9292c27f4a42004b4"
 [[package]]
 name = "lss-connector"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git?rev=4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375#4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git?rev=253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521#253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "log",
@@ -1571,9 +1571,10 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "rmp-utils"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git?rev=4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375#4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git?rev=253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521#253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "log",
  "rmp",
 ]
 
@@ -1777,7 +1778,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "sphinx-auther"
 version = "0.1.12"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git?rev=4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375#4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git?rev=253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521#253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64 0.21.2",
@@ -1789,7 +1790,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "sphinx-crypter"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git?rev=4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375#4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git?rev=253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521#253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chacha20poly1305",
@@ -1800,7 +1801,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "sphinx-glyph"
 version = "0.1.2"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git?rev=4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375#4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git?rev=253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521#253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "hex",
@@ -1851,7 +1852,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "sphinx-signer"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git?rev=4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375#4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git?rev=253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521#253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bip39",
@@ -1862,6 +1863,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand",
  "serde",
  "sphinx-glyph",
+ "thiserror",
  "vls-persist",
  "vls-protocol",
  "vls-protocol-signer",
@@ -1982,18 +1984,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
-version = "1.0.43"
+version = "1.0.44"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a35fc5b8971143ca348fa6df4f024d4d55264f3468c71ad1c2f365b0a4d58c42"
+checksum = "611040a08a0439f8248d1990b111c95baa9c704c805fa1f62104b39655fd7f90"
 dependencies = [
  "thiserror-impl",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror-impl"
-version = "1.0.43"
+version = "1.0.44"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "463fe12d7993d3b327787537ce8dd4dfa058de32fc2b195ef3cde03dc4771e8f"
+checksum = "090198534930841fab3a5d1bb637cde49e339654e606195f8d9c76eeb081dc96"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
diff --git a/broker/Cargo.lock b/broker/Cargo.lock
index 563fcb8..efb02b3 100644
--- a/broker/Cargo.lock
+++ b/broker/Cargo.lock
@@ -1700,7 +1700,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "lss-connector"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs?rev=4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375#4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs?rev=253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521#253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "lightning-storage-server",
@@ -2694,9 +2694,10 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "rmp-utils"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs?rev=4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375#4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs?rev=253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521#253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "log",
  "rmp",
 ]
 
@@ -3307,7 +3308,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "sphinx-auther"
 version = "0.1.12"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs?rev=4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375#4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs?rev=253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521#253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64 0.21.2",
@@ -3319,7 +3320,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "sphinx-glyph"
 version = "0.1.2"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs?rev=4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375#4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs?rev=253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521#253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "hex",
@@ -3365,7 +3366,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "sphinx-signer"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs?rev=4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375#4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs?rev=253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521#253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bip39",
@@ -3376,6 +3377,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand",
  "serde",
  "sphinx-glyph",
+ "thiserror",
  "vls-persist",
  "vls-protocol",
  "vls-protocol-signer",
@@ -3507,18 +3509,18 @@ checksum = "222a222a5bfe1bba4a77b45ec488a741b3cb8872e5e499451fd7d0129c9c7c3d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
-version = "1.0.43"
+version = "1.0.44"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a35fc5b8971143ca348fa6df4f024d4d55264f3468c71ad1c2f365b0a4d58c42"
+checksum = "611040a08a0439f8248d1990b111c95baa9c704c805fa1f62104b39655fd7f90"
 dependencies = [
  "thiserror-impl",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror-impl"
-version = "1.0.43"
+version = "1.0.44"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "463fe12d7993d3b327787537ce8dd4dfa058de32fc2b195ef3cde03dc4771e8f"
+checksum = "090198534930841fab3a5d1bb637cde49e339654e606195f8d9c76eeb081dc96"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
diff --git a/broker/Cargo.toml b/broker/Cargo.toml
index eca0165..ed1e9a8 100644
--- a/broker/Cargo.toml
+++ b/broker/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ vls-proxy           = { git = "https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-li
 # vls-protocol-client = { path = "../../vls/vls-protocol-client" }
 # vls-proxy           = { path = "../../vls/vls-proxy" }
 
-lss-connector = { git = "https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs", rev = "4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375" }
-sphinx-signer = { git = "https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs", rev = "4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375" }
+lss-connector = { git = "https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs", rev = "253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521" }
+sphinx-signer = { git = "https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs", rev = "253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521" }
 # lss-connector = { path = "../../sphinx-rs/lss-connector" }
 # sphinx-signer = { path = "../../sphinx-rs/signer" }
 
diff --git a/sphinx-key/Cargo.toml b/sphinx-key/Cargo.toml
index 66d5c24..652ef88 100644
--- a/sphinx-key/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sphinx-key/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ serde_json       = { version = "1.0.81", default-features = false }
 serde_urlencoded = "0.7.1"
 url              = "2"
 
-lss-connector  = { git = "https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git", default-features = false, rev = "4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375" }
+lss-connector  = { git = "https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git", default-features = false, rev = "253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521" }
 # lss-connector  = { path = "../../sphinx-rs/lss-connector", default-features = false }
-sphinx-crypter = { git = "https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git", rev = "4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375" }
+sphinx-crypter = { git = "https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git", rev = "253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521" }
 # sphinx-crypter  = { path = "../../sphinx-rs/crypter" }
-sphinx-signer  = { git = "https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git", optional = true, rev = "4ab623467e98d381489bf032c3fcd42d1273a375" }
+sphinx-signer  = { git = "https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git", optional = true, rev = "253b45a659b1b395e3ff4435f4b7a3e4036da521" }
 # sphinx-signer  = { path = "../../sphinx-rs/signer", optional = true }
 
 anyhow.workspace       = true
diff --git a/sphinx-key/src/core/events.rs b/sphinx-key/src/core/events.rs
index 06abb17..e18e40f 100644
--- a/sphinx-key/src/core/events.rs
+++ b/sphinx-key/src/core/events.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use sphinx_signer::approver::SphinxApprover;
 use sphinx_signer::lightning_signer::bitcoin::Network;
 use sphinx_signer::lightning_signer::persist::Persist;
 use sphinx_signer::persist::{BackupPersister, FsPersister, ThreadMemoPersister};
+use sphinx_signer::root::VlsHandlerError;
 use sphinx_signer::sphinx_glyph as glyph;
 use sphinx_signer::{self, Handler, RootHandler};
 use std::sync::mpsc;
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ pub fn make_event_loop(
     // signing loop
     log::info!("=> starting the main signing loop...");
     let flash_db = ctrlr.persister();
+    let mut expected_sequence = None;
     while let Ok(event) = rx.recv() {
         match event {
             Event::Connected => {
@@ -170,9 +172,10 @@ pub fn make_event_loop(
                     &root_handler,
                     &lss_signer,
                     msg_bytes,
+                    expected_sequence,
                     do_log,
                 ) {
-                    Ok((vls_b, lss_b)) => {
+                    Ok((vls_b, lss_b, sequence)) => {
                         if lss_b.len() == 0 {
                             // no muts, respond directly back!
                             mqtt_pub(&mut mqtt, client_id, topics::VLS_RES, &vls_b);
@@ -182,12 +185,20 @@ pub fn make_event_loop(
                             msgs = Some((vls_b, lss_b.clone()));
                             mqtt_pub(&mut mqtt, client_id, topics::LSS_RES, &lss_b);
                         }
+                        expected_sequence = Some(sequence + 1);
                     }
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        let err_msg = GlyphError::new(1, &e.to_string());
-                        log::error!("HANDLE FAILED {:?}", e);
-                        mqtt_pub(&mut mqtt, client_id, topics::ERROR, &err_msg.to_vec()[..]);
-                    }
+                    Err(e) => match e {
+                        VlsHandlerError::BadSequence(current, expected) => unsafe {
+                            log::info!("caught a badsequence error, current: {}, expected: {}", current, expected);
+                            log::info!("restarting esp!");
+                            esp_idf_sys::esp_restart();
+                        },
+                        _ => {
+                            let err_msg = GlyphError::new(1, &e.to_string());
+                            log::error!("HANDLE FAILED {:?}", e);
+                            mqtt_pub(&mut mqtt, client_id, topics::ERROR, &err_msg.to_vec()[..]);
+                        }
+                    },
                 };
                 let state2 = approver.control().get_state();
                 if state1 != state2 {